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Table 9 High-Level Summary of Results by Outcome Category

From: School-related sedentary behaviours and indicators of health and well-being among children and youth: a systematic review

Outcome Category

Quality of Evidence

More SB Favourable for Health

Null

More SB Unfavourable for Health

Critical Outcomes

 Adiposity Indicators

Low to very low

2% (3)

77% (119)

21% (33)

 Biomarkers

Moderate to very low

0% (0)

100% (15)

0% (0)

 Cognitive Indicators

High to very low

33% (27)

57% (46)

10% (8)

 Musculoskeletal Growth

Very low

14% (1)

86% (6)

0% (0)

 Risks (Injury)/Harms

Very low

7% (8)

65% (70)

28% (30)

 Social-Emotional Indicators

Low to very low

32% (32)

43% (43)

26% (26)

Important Outcomes

 Fitness

Very low

7% (5)

72% (49)

21% (14)

 Other Movement Behaviours

Low to very low

4% (21)

61% (367)

35% (210)

  1. Values represent the percent (frequency) of all extracted associations between a school-related sedentary behaviour exposure and health and well-being indicator, grouped by health and well-being indicator categories
  2. SB Sedentary behaviour